Study: Surgical Safety Checklist Completion Rate Improves With Printed Checklist

The rate of completion of a surgical safety checklist improved when a printed checklist was used as a memory tool, according to a study in BMJ Quality and Safety.

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Researchers studied the use of the Surgical Safety Checklist during elective surgery at Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland from March to July 2010.

Click here to read the full story on the surgical safety checklist in Becker’s ASC Review.

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